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Patented Nov. 6, 1894.

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RIMMON C. FAY, OF ILION, ASSIGNOR TO THE REMINGTON ARMS COMPANY,

NiTED STATES ATE-NT Fries.

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE HANDLE-BAR FOR BICYCLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 528,629, dated November6, 1894.

Application filedApril 14, 1894. Serial No.' 507,512. (N0 model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RIMMoN C. FAY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Adjustable Handle-Bars forBicycles, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings. v

My invention relates to improvements in the handle bars of bicycles,which are so arranged that the angle of the handle bar with reference tothe head may be altered with ease and quickness by user.

In order that others skilled in the art may use my device, I willdescribe it by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure1 is a rear view of my improved handle bar with the adjusting bar inplace upon it. Fig. 2 is'a side view of half of the adjusting bar. Fig.3 is an edge view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a plan view of that portion ofthe handle bar upon which the adjusting bar fits. Fig. 5 is across-section of the handle bar at the same point. Fig. 6 is a side viewof the upper part of the front fork, one handle being cut away, thedotted lines showing the handle bar fixed in the second position bymeans of my improved adjusting bar.

Similar letters refer to similar parts in the several figures.

The adjusting bar is made in two separate halves, B, B, the plane ofdivision running lengthwise. The upper end of each half is formed with atransverse sleeve designed to fit over the handle bar A, and at itsinner edge is provided with teeth or projections C. When these halvesare in position their lower parts form a shank which fits into and isvertically adjustable in the head of the front fork E, being fastenedtherein by a clamp F or other device, in the customary manner. Thethickness of the handle bar is increased at the middle by a collar Gshrunk or otherwise fastened thereon to secure a snug fit of the collarand an easy movemen t of the sleeve B on and off the same.

In order to prevent any rotary movement or other displacement of thehandle bar within the sleeve, I provide upon the surface of 7 with them.

To illustrate the method of using my de-.

vice: Suppose it is desired to change the position of the handle barfrom that shown by the continuous lines in Fig. 6,110 that shown by thedotted lines, it is only necessary to separate or spread the halves of.the adj usting bar 13 far enough to disengage the indentation C thereinfrom the projection D upon the handle bar, then to turn the handle baruntil it makes the required angle with the line of the front fork. Thenthe halves of the sleeve of the adjusting bar may again be fitted intothe thicker central portion of the handle bar, the indentations of theadjusting bar engaging with the projections upon the handle bar asbefore. The adjusting bar is moved laterally along the handle bar inengaging and disengaging the projections thereon.

I do notlimit myself to any particular form of projection upon thesurface of the handle bar, for it is obvious that any device, such forinstance as any projection in one member of the combination engaging acounterpart in the other, or any key securing the two members togetherwould serve the same purpose of enabling them to be easily adjusted todifferent angles or positions.

This form of adjusting handle bar has great merits. It enables the riderto change at will the height of the handles for more rapid or moreleisurely riding by a simple device which is in no danger of getting outof order. It adds no weight to the machine, is easily and cheaply made,and is durable and practical. The construction described enables thehandle bar to be both vertically and rotatably adjusted at will, withease, quickness and jection or projections thereon; substantiallycertainty. as and for the purposes described. I0 I claim as my inventionIn testimony whereof I have hereunto set The combination of a handle barfor a bimy hand this 10th day of April, 1894. 5 cycle, with a laterallymovable adjusting bar RIMMON O. FAY.

which is divided lengthwise, each part of \Vitnesses: the adjusting barhaving a sleeve which fits F. N. QUAIFE,

on the handle bar and engages with a pro- LEWIS C. MOTT.

